Relationship between virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis
Verónica Karen Castro Pérez, Geraldo Márcio da Costa, Alessandro de Sá Guimarães, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, Andrey Pereira Lage, Elaine Maria Seles Dorneles
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This review summarizes the literature on the role of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes of Staphylococcus aureus in bovine mastitis, focusing on the association between these characteristics and their implications for public and animal health. CONCLUSIONS: There is the possibility of antimicrobial resistance gene exchange among different bacteria, which is of serious concern in livestock husbandry, as well as in the treatment of human staphylococcal infections.
Topics & Concepts
MastitisStaphylococcus aureusVirulenceAntimicrobialAntibiotic resistanceMicrobiologyBiologyBacteriaGeneAntibioticsGeneticsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsMicrobial Metabolism and Applications